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President
Trump speaks upon the return of U.S. detainees Kim Dong-chul, Kim
Hak-song and Tony Kim after they were freed by North Korea. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
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US
detainee Kim Dong-chul (center) gestures upon his return with Kim
Hak-song (behind) and Tony Kim (left) after they were freed by North
Korea. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
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President
Trump speaks upon the return of U.S. detainees Kim Dong-chul, Kim
Hak-song and Tony Kim after they were freed by North Korea. Oren Dorell, USA TODAY
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President
Trump (second right) waves as he arrives with wife Melania Trump
(right), Vice President Pence (second left) and his wife Karen Pence
(far left). Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
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President
Trump (left) waves as he arrives with wife Melania (2nd R) ahead of the
return of US detainees Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
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President
Trump and first lady Melania Trump are pictured leaving the White House
to greet three freed Americans detained in North Korea. Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP
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Vice President Pence and his wife Karen arrive at Andrews Air Force Base. Susan Walsh, AP
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U.S. government plane holding the three Americans detained in North
Korea sits on the tarmac at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
waiting to be refueled Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska.
Freed after more than a year in prison, the three Americans flew
homeward from North Korea late Tuesday toward a big middle-of-the-night
celebration featuring President Donald Trump - the latest sign of
improving relations between longtime adversaries in the buildup to a
historic summit between Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. (AP
Photo/Mark Thiessen) ORG XMIT: RPMT101 Mark Thiessen, AP
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A
U.S. flag awaits the arrival of three American detainees and secretary
of State Mike Pompeo from North Korea, to be greeted by President Trump
at Andrews AFB. They are scheduled to arrive early Thursday, after
Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the second time this
year in preparation for a planned summit with the North’s leader Kim
Jong Un. Trump seeks the dismantling of Kim’s nuclear weapons program.
Kim seeks a restructuring of the U.S., security posture in Northeast
Asia and economic benefits. Oren Dorell/USA TODAY
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